..i will welcome happiness for it enlarges my heart; yet i will endure sadness for it opens my soul. i will acknowledge rewards for they are my due; yet i will welcome obstacles for they are my challenge …Marc Woolford

what lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny […]

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“Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breath in and are aware that you are alive-that you can touch the miracle of being alive-then that is a kind of enlightenment. Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive.” Thich Nhat Hanh

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The Buddhist use what they call a Metta meditation, also referred to has a loving kindness meditation.  The meditation consists of a simple collection of positive phrases directed towards one’s self, towards loved ones, strangers, communities, the world as a whole and towards one’s enemy’s.  It is intended to connect the practitioner with their spiritual […]

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